05/03/2026
Fishfest was held over the weekend of February 20th - 22nd and what a weekend it was!!!
We had our biggest turnout in recent history with a massive 307 competitors registering for their chance at part of the $20,000 of cash and prizes!!!
These competitors entered 465 fish broken down as follows:
70 Bass
70 Sea Mullet
47 Freshwater Mullet
20 Catfish
48 Herring
44 Carp
3 Trout
36 Mulloway
39 Flathead
8 Flounder
45 Bream
24 Tailor
11 Whiting
Below are the range of lengths for each species, keeping in mind they may not have been the fish that won the actual prizes
Bass – 50mm-474mm
Herring – 116mm-273mm
Carp – 70mm-850mm
Bully Mullet – 38mm-490mm
Freshwater Mullet – 207mm-426mm
Catfish – 457mm-524mm
Trout – 370mm-472mm
Mulloway – 342mm-1151mm
Flathead – 304mm-858mm
Flounder – 210mm-316mm
Bream – 165mm-439mm
Tailor – 164mm-346mm
Whiting – 133mm-298mm
Largest combined catches
Most Species Overall – 12 Species for 4403mm
Most Species Freshwater – 6 species for 2456mm
Most Species Saltwater – 6 species for 2312mm
A big thank to you all our sponsors for their continued support, without which this this event could simply not be held each year
Ultra Linemarking
Australian Bass Angler
Blue Bottle Marine
BCF - Boating, Camping, Fishing
Garton Group
Shimano
Concrete Royale
JH Custom Trailers & More
Harrington Bait & Tackle
Terrys Printing
Penrith City Council
Hawkesbury Websites
MD Enterprises
Sundecklodgewobby
And a special mention to Clover Fields who provided competitors with some great samples of their range of soaps locally manufactured right here in Penrith – we particularly appreciated their Gone Fishing Soap!
A VERY big thank you to the committee for all their hard work as well as those members who assisted over the weekend
We will post up the list of list and some photos of the winners in a separate post